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| Nico Rosberg wins F1’s Austrian GP to extend lead over Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg wins F1’s Austrian GP to extend lead over Lewis Hamilton |
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| Nico Rosberg won his third race of the season to extend his lead over Lewis Hamilton to 29 points in Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix. At least the two drivers embraced at the end of the race. | Nico Rosberg won his third race of the season to extend his lead over Lewis Hamilton to 29 points in Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix. At least the two drivers embraced at the end of the race. |
| It was another one-two for Mercedes but Hamilton was once again left to regret his mistakes in qualifying on Saturday, when pole poison was there for the taking. With the season approaching the halfway stage matters are looking very serious for the British driver. Hamilton will now be looking forward to the British Grand Prix at Silverstone in two weeks’ time more urgently than ever. | It was another one-two for Mercedes but Hamilton was once again left to regret his mistakes in qualifying on Saturday, when pole poison was there for the taking. With the season approaching the halfway stage matters are looking very serious for the British driver. Hamilton will now be looking forward to the British Grand Prix at Silverstone in two weeks’ time more urgently than ever. |
| It was a great result for the Williams pair of Valtteri Bottas and Felipe Massa, who finally converted their pace into meaningful points – they finished third and fourth, and they were followed by Fernando Alonso and Sergio Pérez. | It was a great result for the Williams pair of Valtteri Bottas and Felipe Massa, who finally converted their pace into meaningful points – they finished third and fourth, and they were followed by Fernando Alonso and Sergio Pérez. |
| It was the first podium position of his career for Bottas and he was arguably the outstanding driver of the day. | It was the first podium position of his career for Bottas and he was arguably the outstanding driver of the day. |
| Hamilton made a sensational start, bursting between the Ferrari of Kimi Raikkonen and the Toro Rosso of Daniil Kvyat and then sweeping past Kevin Magnussen and Daniel Ricciardo. Then he went past Alonso, so in just over a lap he had gone from ninth to fourth. | Hamilton made a sensational start, bursting between the Ferrari of Kimi Raikkonen and the Toro Rosso of Daniil Kvyat and then sweeping past Kevin Magnussen and Daniel Ricciardo. Then he went past Alonso, so in just over a lap he had gone from ninth to fourth. |
| But predictions that the Williams pair would soon roll over proved unfounded as Massa and Bottas proved both fast and durable. Bottas, who started second, was overtaken by Rosberg at the start but regained his position a few laps later. | But predictions that the Williams pair would soon roll over proved unfounded as Massa and Bottas proved both fast and durable. Bottas, who started second, was overtaken by Rosberg at the start but regained his position a few laps later. |
| But the poor fortune that has dogged Hamilton this season struck again when the two Mercedes drivers pitted. Rosberg’s stop took 2.6sec, but Hamilton’s was 3.5sec. | |
| Bottas, though, made one of the fastest stops ever, in just 2.1sec, to retain his competitive drive. But Williams may regret not pitting earlier. | |
| Sebastian Vettel, who had had trouble early on, was told during the 34th lap to pit and retire his car. And with Daniel Ricciardo finishing eighth it was not a great performance by Red Bull in their home race. | |
| But it was an even worse day for McLaren. Kevin Magnussen was seventh and Jenson Button 11th and that means their team has slipped to sixth place in the championship, behind Williams and Force India. | But it was an even worse day for McLaren. Kevin Magnussen was seventh and Jenson Button 11th and that means their team has slipped to sixth place in the championship, behind Williams and Force India. |